Location
King's Lynn is a a market town of 40,000 people on the Norfolk Coast. It is a great location to learn to drive and take your test. We have all the road types necessary and much less congestion than big cities. If you book on to one of our residential intensive driving courses we can pick you up from the railway station.
Getting here
King's Lynn is served by Greater Anglia from London King's Cross station. Journey time is 45 mins from Cambridge and and 90mins from London.
The bus station is served by 59 routes.
Staying here
Rest and relaxation is such an important part of the course so it is important to have good accommodation and we can arrange some for you or you are welcome to arrange some yourself.
We want you to be happy with your accommodation so we have included a little description of each but to find out more click on the title of each to visit their websites.
The Grange Hotel
This may be slightly out from the town centre, but it is a stunning old Edwardian style guesthouse build around 1910 and has a large parking area. It is still close to some pubs and shops for evening meals and they also do evening meals if required.
Please note we will always try to book you in at The Grange unless you request to stay elsewhere.
Other Options (Self booking)
The Fairlight Lodge
Close to the park and easy walk (10 minutes) to the town centre makes this a great choice, if you would like to stay with them then please book direct with them. www.fairlightlodge.co.uk
The King's Lynn Travelodge is brand new, situated on the South Gate roundabout about ten minutes walk from the railway and bus stations. This hotel features our upgraded rooms each with a comfy king size bed complete with four plump pillows and a cosy duvet. Guests can enjoy a wide variety of food and drink choices within 10mins walk from the hotel and a Hungry Horse next door!
Premier Inn - Off the A47, this modern budget hotel is 2.4 miles from King's Lynn market town centre. The rooms, from singles to family rooms with 2 pull-out beds (where kids aged 15 and under eat and stay free with paying adults), feature free WiFi and en suite bathrooms with showers, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities, TVs with digital channels and desks. There's an adjacent Brewers Fayre pub/restaurant and free parking. Breakfast (an extra cost) includes all-you-can-eat and light choices.
Dukes Head - There can be few more imposing hotels in the east of England than the Dukes Head. Its striking powder-blue façade, a study in Georgian elegance, is as much a part of King’s Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place as the stalls that have traded here for generations. It’s the quintessential market town hotel – a handsome hostelry with history at every turn, restored and restyled for the discerning twenty-first century traveller. Today, period charm meets contemporary chic, spacious rooms envelope you in comfort, and the very best local produce is served – in an acclaimed restaurant and a buzzing new bar.